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95 Cards in this Set
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Heart |
organ that pumps blood |
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Myocardium |
heart muscle |
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Apex |
lower point of the heart |
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Ventricles |
("Ventriculo" means cavity) lower chambers of the heart that pump blood away from the heart |
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Left Ventricle |
pumps oxygenated blood to the body |
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Right Ventricle |
pumps de-oxygenated blood to the lungs |
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Atria |
upper chambers of the heart that receive blood into the heart and pump it |
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Left Atria |
Receives blood from the lungs & this blood is oxygenated |
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Right Atria |
Receives blood from the body & is de-oxygenated |
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Septum |
the wall dividing the two sides of the heart. Goes down the center separating the left & right |
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Ventricular Septum |
between the two ventricals |
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Atrial Septum |
between the two atria |
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Valves |
structures that prevent blood from flowing backwards |
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Mitral Valve |
A "bicuspid valve" separates the left atria & ventricle |
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Tricuspid Valve |
A three-part valve - separates the right atria and ventricle |
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Pulmonary Valve |
the valve between the right ventricle & the pulmonary artery |
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Aortic Valve |
the valve between the right ventricle and the aorta |
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Aorta |
the largest artery that comes from the left ventricle |
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Pericardium |
the membraneous sack around the heart (protects the heart) |
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Vena Cava |
"vein cave" the largest veins that dump into the right atrium |
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Artery |
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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Arteriole |
small arteries |
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Vein |
a vessel that carries blood to the heart |
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Venule |
a small vein |
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Capillary |
the smallest blood vessel thru which materials are exchanged thru the blood & tissues |
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angio |
vessel |
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vaso/vasculo |
vessel or duct |
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artero |
artery |
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arterio |
artery |
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veno |
vein |
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phlebo |
vein |
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angiography |
imaging of a vessel |
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vasospasm |
sudden contraction of a vessel |
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arterial |
pertaining to the arteries |
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arteriosclerosis |
narrowing of the arteries |
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venous |
pertaining to veins |
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phlebotomy |
incision into a vein to withdraw blood |
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blood pressure |
force exerted by blood against the wall of a vessel |
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systole (systolic) |
the higher blood pressure, when ventricles contract & atria relax |
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diastole (diastolic) |
the lower blood pressure, when atria contract & the ventricles relax |
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heart rate |
beats per minute |
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pulse |
the rhythmic throbbing of the arteries as the blood is pulsed thru them |
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sphygmomanometer |
a blood pressure cuff |
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electrocardiogram (ECG) |
study of the electrical activity of the heart |
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coronary angiography |
radiographic imaging of the arteries of the heart |
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echocardiography |
ultrasound imaging of the heart |
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stethoscope |
what we use to listen |
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auscultation |
to listen |
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murmur |
an abnormal heart sound (most often valve regurgitation) |
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hypertension (HTN) |
high blood pressure |
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arteriosclerosis |
the hardening of the arteries |
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atherosclerosis |
deposition of fatty plaques in the walls of the arteries |
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ischemia |
a local lack of blood flow |
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myocardial infarction (MI) |
a heart attack (localized necrosis due to ischemia) |
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thrombosis |
development of blood clots within a blood vessel (it is not moving) |
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thrombus |
a blood clot |
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embolism |
obstruction of a vessel by a blood clot or other matter that has moved thru circulation |
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embolus |
a mass carried in blood circulation |
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
a stroke |
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) |
a surgery creating a shunt to bypass a blocked coronary artery |
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angioplasty |
surgery on arteries to open up flow |
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stent |
a small metal device inserted into an artery to keep an artery open |
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aneurysm |
a localized abnormal dilation of an artery |
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angina pectoris |
chest pain |
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arrhythmia |
irregular heart beat |
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bradycardia |
slow heart beat (less than 60 b.p.m.) |
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tachycardia |
fast heart beat (more than 100 b.p.m.) |
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syncope |
fainting |
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phlebitis |
inflammation of a vein |
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defibrillation |
use of electricity to stop fibrillation |
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Lymph |
thin fluid that drains from the tissues into the lymphatic system |
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Lymph Node |
small mass of lymphoid tissue that filters lymph for immunity |
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Tonsils |
lymph nodes in the back of the throat |
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Thymus |
a gland behind the sternum that makes T-cells |
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Appendix |
a small, fingerlike mass at the start of the large intestine that is lymphoid |
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Spleen |
an organ that filters the blood, monitors for infection, & recycles old RBC's |
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Peyer Patches |
lymphoid tissue in the lining of the intestines |
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lympho |
lymph, lymphatic system |
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lymphadeno |
lymph node |
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lymphangio |
lymphatic vessel |
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spleno |
spleen |
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thymo |
thymus |
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tonsillo |
tonsil |
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lymphoid |
resembling lymphatic tissue |
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lymphadenopathy |
pathology of lymph nodes |
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lymphangiogram |
imaging of lymphatic vessel |
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spleno |
spleen |
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splenalgia |
pain in the spleen |
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athymia |
absence of the thymus gland |
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tonsillectomy |
removal of the tonsils |
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Lymphedema |
swelling of tissues w/ lymph |
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Lymphadenitis |
inflammation of lymph nodes |
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Lymphoma |
any neoplastic disease (cancer) of lymphatic tissue |
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Lymphadenectomy |
surgical removal of lymph node |
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Lymphangitis |
inflammation of the walls of the lymphatic vessels |
